@@ -1806,8 +1806,8 @@ options_validate(or_options_t *old_options, or_options_t *options)
if (normalize_log_options(options))
return -1;
- /* Special case if no options are given. */
- if (!options->Logs) {
+ /* Special case on first boot if no Log options are given. */
+ if (!old_options && !options->Logs) {
config_line_append(&options->Logs, "Log", "notice stdout");
}